Central Maine Astronomical Society

Whatever the weather, be sure to peek through the clouds tonight! Venus and Jupiter are in conjunction, at only 0.3º apart. “Sky and Telescope” describes this as “about the width of a chopstick at arm’s length.” There is no magic to a conjunction; it’s just a chance alignment, from our point of view, of objects . . . → Read More: Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter

It’s so cloudy everywhere that we will not be meeting tonight at Galaxy Quest. Be sure to appease the Gods of the Clouds, in the hope that they will allow us to meet next Saturday instead!